diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e70b169..e22bdd8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 # get rid of that stupid cache mechanism
 rm -f config.cache
 
-AC_INIT([expedite], [1.12.0], [enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net])
+AC_INIT([expedite], [1.23.0], [enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net])
 AC_PREREQ([2.52])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([configure.ac])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ case "$host_os" in
 esac
 
 # EFL dependencies
-efl_version="1.20.0"
+efl_version="1.23.0"
 requirement_expedite=" \
 eo >= ${efl_version} \
 efl >= ${efl_version} \
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a82be40..fb2303e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('expedite', 'c',
-        version: '1.12.0',
+        version: '1.23.0',
 	default_options: ['c_std=gnu99'],
 	license: 'BSD')